Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Butts Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Soham North , and the 57th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butts Close (CB7 5JR) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher than the Soham North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Close (CB7 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Valerian Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butts Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redhouse Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanners Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sand Street —
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Data Sources

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